| Traditions, Standards, and Transformations: A Model for Professional Development School Networks Contributor(s): Neapolitan, Jane E. (Editor), Proffitt, Thomas D. (Editor), Wittmann, Cheryl L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820472506 ISBN-13: 9780820472508 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research - Education | Administration - General - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
| Dewey: 370.711 |
| LCCN: 2003025890 |
| Physical Information: 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book tells the story of the Towson University, Maryland, Professional Development School Network, which serves more than eighty schools in metropolitan Baltimore and surrounding areas. It describes the development and implementation of state and national standards for professional development schools, accountability and sustainability issues, and impacts on the roles of faculty and teachers. This book is a source of advanced information for institutions that face the complexities of professional development school work for connecting policy with practice. The Towson project not only examines the how to of professional development schools but also examines some of the impacts on teaching and learning. |